Sauquoit is a
hamlet
''The Tragedy of Hamlet, Prince of Denmark'', often shortened to ''Hamlet'' (), is a Shakespearean tragedy, tragedy written by William Shakespeare sometime between 1599 and 1601. It is Shakespeare's longest play. Set in Denmark, the play (the ...
in the
Town of Paris,
Oneida County, New York
Oneida County ( ) is a county in the state of New York, United States. As of February 26, 2024, the population was 226,654. The county seat is Utica. The name is in honor of the Oneida, one of the Five Nations of the Iroquois League or '' ...
, United States. It is located on
New York Route 8, approximately six miles south of
Utica and east of Paris village. It straddles
Sauquoit Creek
Sauquoit Creek is a U.S. Geological Survey. National Hydrography Dataset high-resolution flowline dataThe National Map accessed August 31, 2015 river in New York, United States. It lies within the southern part of Oneida County. The creek flow ...
, a small Mohawk River tributary, and nestles in the Sauquoit Valley.
Sauquoit is the birthplace of
Asa Gray
Asa Gray (November 18, 1810 – January 30, 1888) is considered the most important American botany, botanist of the 19th century. His ''Darwiniana'' (1876) was considered an important explanation of how religion and science were not necessaril ...
, botanist;
Michael O'Donoghue
Michael O'Donoghue (January 5, 1940 – November 8, 1994) was an American writer, actor, editor and comedian.
He was known for his dark and destructive style of comedy and humor, and was a major contributor to ''National Lampoon'' maga ...
, humor writer and performer who worked on
''National Lampoon'' and ''
Saturday Night Live
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'';
Arthur Cushman McGiffert
Arthur Cushman McGiffert (March 4, 18611933), American theologian, was born in Sauquoit, New York, the son of a Presbyterian clergyman of Scots-Irish descent.
Biography
He graduated at Western Reserve College in 1882 and at Union Theological ...
, theologian; and Richard Mathy, reality contestant on
season 4 of The Bachelorette. 12-year-old Sauquoit resident
Sara Anne Wood disappeared in 1993.
The local high school is Sauquoit Valley Central School, which has held several cross-country state championships, including a stretch of three boys' state titles in four years (2001, 2002, 2004) and an undefeated dual meet streak from 1993 to 2005. The school has also had several individual cross country state champions.
References
Hamlets in Oneida County, New York
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